August 17, Turkey, 7.6
At least 17,118 people killed,
nearly 50,000 injured, thousands missing, about 500,000
people homeless and estimated 3 to 6.5 billion U.S.
dollars damage in Istanbul, Kocaeli and Sakarya
Provinces. Felt as far east as Ankara. Felt (III) at
Anapa, Russia; Chisinau, Moldova; Simferopol and on the
south coast of Crimea, Ukraine. As much as 5 meters of
right-lateral strike-slip displacement occurred along a
120-km zone of the North Anatolian Fault between
Karamursel and Golyaka. Rupture proceeded from west to
east in two subevents. Duration of strong shaking was
37 seconds with maximum acceleration 0.3-0.4g.